Venezuela

• Friday, July 19th 2024 - 10:52 UTC

  Maduro speaks of “bloodshed” if he is not reelected

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro foresaw a “bloodbath” in his country if he fails to be reelected on July 28. According to the most recent surveys, he would be trailing opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia by more than 10 percentage points.

• Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 19:28 UTC

  Venezuela: Machado's chief bodyguard joins list of political prisoners

  

  Venezuela's disenfranchised opposition leader María Corina Machado, who endorses Edmundo González Urrutia's candidacy for the July 28 elections, said early Wednesday that the Nicolás Maduro regime had abducted her security team chief Milcíades Ávila and his whereabouts were unknown.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:22 UTC

  Possible escalation of conflict between Venezuela and Guyana over Essequibo feared in Brazil

  

  The delivery to Brazil of Israeli-built missiles has been linked to fears that the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region might escalate in the wake of the fudgy July 28 elections. With the most prominent opposition politicians disenfranchised, Caracas might fuel an international conflict to cover up for the domestic unrest expected to unfold, it was hinted.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 09:43 UTC

  Venezuelan VP hit by falling tree while assisting Beryl victims

  

  Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez Tuesday suffered an accident in Cumanacoa in the State of Sucre while assisting victims of Hurricane Beryl, President Nicolás Maduro confirmed. The official was hit by a falling tree amid heavy rains and subsequently hospitalized. Other members of her entourage were also injured. “She was badly beaten,” Maduro said.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 - 08:04 UTC

  Venezuela's Maduro agrees to resume talks with US

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Monday that he would be seeking to resume talks with the United States this week while his government referred to the European Union as one of the “most inefficient organizations in the world” less than a month ahead of local elections whereby the head of state intends to secure another term in office amid disenfranchised opposition leaders.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 09:40 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez says rightwing groups want havoc to avoid elections

  

  Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said the opposition was plotting to demolish the Angostura Bridge, over the Orinoco River, linking the States of Bolívar and Anzoátegui, and other acts of sabotage since “they do not want any elections because they already know they have been defeated.” She added: ”We have detected and unveiled a serious plan to demolish (...) the first bridge over the Orinoco River, the Angostura Bridge.” The Venezuelan regime also accused the opposition of wanting to carry out a coup d'état.

• Monday, June 24th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

  Venezuelan FM contests remarks from Canadian Commissioner in Guyana

  

  Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil was heavily critical of Canada's stance regarding his country's territorial dispute with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region and insisted Ottawa played a destabilizing factor in the Caribbean region. According to Gil, Canada's “failed” position served the interests of ExxonMobil.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2024 - 09:40 UTC

  Maduro says “rightwing” opposition plans to cry foul at July 28 elections and launch a revolt

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned Friday that the “fascist rightwing” opposition would be crying “foul” after the upcoming July 28 elections and then promote a coup d'état “at any moment.” Maduro insisted he had proof that presidential candidates Edmundo González Urrutia and Enrique Márquez intended to follow that path to ignite “violence” after neither of them signed an agreement to recognize the outcome of the result of the elections earlier this week.

• Monday, June 17th 2024 - 06:53 UTC

  City of Buenos Aires declares Maduro “persona non grata”

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been declared “persona non grata” by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the alleged commission of serious human rights violations.

• Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

  G7 insists Venezuela should hold free and fair elections

  

  Leaders of the world's seven largest economies gathered at the exclusive Italian resort of Borgo Egnazia Friday and urged the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro to hold free and fair elections on July 28, which would entail allowing foreign observers to participate in the process. They also asked Caracas not to escalate the conflict with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region.